I am enthralled and enamored by air travel. There’s something about squishing down in a tiny seat next to a total stranger in the middle
Someone close to me, who left the Catholic Church a long time ago, recently said something along the lines of, “I just got to a point where I
Among all kinds of cultural, political, and interfaith dialogues, the one between Christianity and Islam is arguably the most interesting. Many of my friends from
You probably did not miss Pope Francis’ recommendation that bishops should smell like their sheep. What may have been missed is the universal call to
Have you ever thought about yourself like you think about others? People can be idiots, prigs, jerks, crazies. People can just get on your nerves,
Saint G.K. Chesterton has a nice ring to it, so it was with some special joy that I read the report that the “sympathetic” bishop
In the Year of Faith I was asked by my local Catholic newspaper to write about what faith means to me. Here’s my thoughts: Faith
The Feast of the Assumption is tomorrow; and some of us might be wondering: “What is the importance of this feast? Is it still relevant
Peter Maurin believed in teaching ancient principles to the man on the street in the language of the man on the street. Peter Maurin believed
“Live as though dying daily.” -St. Antony of Egypt, as recorded by St. Athanasius We have almost no viable perspective from which to evaluate our
Embark, once again, we do on this worthy yet controversial quest to present some basic principles on how psychology, properly understood and aided by Christian
I’m a practicing Catholic. And by that I mean I am practicing, I’m not a pro yet. Just like the 11 year-old me used to
In today’s ideologically polarized society, the term “extremist” is bandied about with increasing frequency by pundits, politicians from both sides of the aisle, and bureaucrats
To my right, I held my younger sister’s hand. She held my dad’s, as he lay in his hospice bed. As he was taking his
Most Protestants believe that once a person is justified, they cannot lose their salvation. Once written, their names can never be blotted out from the
In Australia, we recently celebrated the Socceroos qualification for the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil. It was a great night and a great victory
After spending the last few years diving into the depths of Catholicism and immersing myself in things like daily Mass, the Rosary, and other typical
Living in the city is hazardous to my prayer life. For about 10 years, my most profound moments with God have occurred in one of
This is a guest post by Greg Hurst, a MA Theology student at Providence College in Providence, RI. Follow him @gchurst. Christianity that is not
I love you. Regardless of your viewpoints, actions, successes, failures, rants, and sexuality. I love you in spite of anything and everything you could do
Ms. Elia Rivera is the Executive Director of the St. Josemaria Institute in Woodridge, IL which is a suburb of Chicago. With St. Josemaria”s feast
